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Health workforce education
- Leadership and innovation in health professional education.
- Promoting a systems approach to the development of national health and education policy.
- Promoting excellence in allied health professional education.
Health systems and services
- Promote the role and contribution of the allied health workforce within the evolving the health, disability and aged care systems.
- Promote improvements in health in underserved areas and populations through education and workforce development.
Research advocacy
- Promote excellence in research within the health and human service systems.
- Inform multidisciplinary health workforce planning and promote health workforce research
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Leadership is the Focus of a National Allied Health Forum
Kath Philip, Chief Allied Health Advisor DHHS (Victoria) and chair of the Australian Allied Health...
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12th National Allied Health Conference
Over 600 Allied Health professionals from across the country attended the 12th National Allied Health...
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Professor Esther May elected as new ACDHS Chair
Dean of Clinical Education and Equity at the University of South Australia and long term ACDHS executive...
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